Depression Synonyms

59 depression synonyms include melancholy, misery, sadness, unhappiness, sorrow, woe, gloom, gloominess, dejection, and downheartedness. Depression is a noun, and its antonyms are cheerfulness and boom. Here are some additional synonyms for "depression" with example sentences.

Another word for Depression

59 other ways to say depression.

1. sadness

  • woe  
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  • upset  
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  • unhappiness  
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  • the slough of despond  
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  • the mopes  
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  • the megrims  
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  • the dumps  
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  • the doldrums  
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  • the blues  
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  • the blahs  
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  • tearfulness  
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  • sorrow  
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  • sadness  
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  • reactive depression  
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  • postnatal depression  
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  • pessimism  
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  • one's black dog  
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  • moroseness  
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  • mopery  
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  • moodiness  
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  • misery  
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  • melancholy
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  • melancholia  
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  • low spirits  
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  • hopelessness  
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  • heavy-heartedness  
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  • gloominess  
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  • gloom  
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  • endogenous depression  
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  • dysthymia  
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  • downheartedness  
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  • dolour  
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  • dolefulness  
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  • dispiritedness  
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  • discouragement  
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  • disconsolation  
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  • disconsolateness  
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  • despondency  
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  • despair
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  • desolation  
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  • dejection  
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  • clinical depression  
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  • a low  
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  • a funk  
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  • a blue funk  
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2. decline

  • standstill  
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  • stagnation  
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  • stagflation  
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  • slump  
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  • slowdown  
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  • recession  
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  • paralysis  
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  • inactivity  
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  • hard times  
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  • downturn  
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  • decline  
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  • credit squeeze  
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  • credit crunch  
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  • bad times  
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Use depression in a Sentence

She struggled with depression for years.

The economy faced severe depression recently.

Understanding depression requires compassion and patience.